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Ó€ÌÌAttendees:ÌBruce€Bargmeyer,€Environmental€Protection€AgencyÌEliot€Christian,€US€Geological€SurveyÌLarry€Fitzwater,€Environmental€Protection€AgencyÌDan€Gillman,€CensusÌHenry€Heffernan,€EDPNSÌWilliam€Kenworthey,€Jr.,€SelfÌDoug€Mann,€Pacific€Northwest€LaboratoryÌJohn€McCarthy,€Lawrence€Berkeley€National€Laboratory€(by€phone)ÌJudith€Newton,€National€Institute€of€Standards€and€TechnologyÌPhong€Ngo,€Science€Applications€International€CorporationÌFrank€Olken,€Lawrence€Berkeley€National€Laboratory€(by€phone)ÌAndy€Schoka,€Mitretec€SystemsÌTom€Wason,€University€of€North€CarolinaÌÌThe€following€is€a€report€of€the€topics€addressed€and€the€agreements€made.ÌÌDan€Gillman€and€Judith€Newton€chaired€the€meeting.ÌÌÓA€€ }Í AÓÑ  Ñ1.€Revised€X3.30,€Representation€of€Date€for€Information€InterchangeÌÓG€$€JÿÿÿdzÊGÓÑ  ÑÌJudith€Newton€stated€the€date€standard€is€now€published€and€available€from€ANSI.ÌÌ2.€Metadata€Registries€WorkshopÌÌWe€reviewed€the€arrangements€for€the€Workshop,€which€will€be€held€April€15€„€17,€1998.€TheÏroom€will€hold€45€„€50€persons€in€a€classroom€seating€arrangement€(with€tables).€Between€personsÏwho€registered€and€people€such€as€speakers,€who€we€know€are€coming,€we€are€near€capacity.€ÌÌWe€accepted€for€participation€all€who€registered€for€the€workshop€and€will€continue€to€acceptÏregistrations€until€we€have€reached€capacity.€A€notice€will€be€prepared€by€Bruce€Bargmeyer€andÏsent€by€Jennifer€Burton€to€each€registrant,€with€information€about€the€workshop.€ÌÌWe€reviewed€the€time€allotments€for€each€of€the€presentations.€A€revised€agenda€will€be€preparedÏby€Robert€Lewis€and€will€be€posted€on€the€Workshop€website.ÌÐ -T() ÐBruce€Bargmeyer€and€Dan€Gillman€contacted€the€BLS€Conference€center€and€arranged€for€aÏcomputer€with€Internet€connections€and€Office€'97€+€browser€to€be€available€in€the€presentation€room€with€a€projection€unit€for€speakers€and€another€similarly€configured€computer€to€be€available€in€a€breakout€room€for€individual€demonstrations.€Analog€telephone€lines€will€also€be€available€for€persons€wanting€to€connect€to€the€Internet€with€laptops.ÌÌÓ-€€ -ÓÑ  ÑÔ€XXXÔÔC€ ô\  `Tms RmnCÔÔ  ÔWorkshop€speakers€are€to€bring€50€copies€of€any€handouts€they€wish€to€distribute,€including€copies€of€draft€standards.€Copies€of€the€presentation€materials€can€be€placed€on€the€L8€FTP€site€for€electronic€distribution.ÌÓ3€$€Jÿÿÿd3ÓÑ  ÑÔ€XXXÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔÔ  ÔÌ3.€Joint€L8€„€T2€meeting.€ÌÌThe€L8€SIG€will€meet€together€with€NCITS€T2,€Data€Interchange.€We€will€talk€about€a€possible€merging€of€the€committees.€The€meetings€will€be€held€Ô  ÔWednesday€through€Friday€(noon),€May€13„15,€1998,€Best€Western€Hunt's€Landing€Hotel,€Hunt's€Landing/Matamoras,€PAÌÓ-€€ -ÓÑ  ÑÌHOSTÌÌMr.€Murray€Freeman,€FOSI,€Ltd.Ìx3t2mf@ptd.netÌÌHOTELÌÌThe€meetings€will€be€held€in€a€meeting€room€at€the€hotel.€A€block€of€roomsÌhas€been€set€aside€for€T2€and€L8€participants€from€Tuesday€night€May€12€to€FridayÌMay€15.€Rates€are€$59/night€single,€$67€double,€and€a€government€rate€$50Ì(government€ID€will€be€required€to€get€this€rate),€all€plus€6%€PA€salesÌtax.€A€continental€breakfast€is€included€in€the€room€rate.€The€block€willÌbe€held€UNTIL€APRIL€12,€1998€„„€those€making€reservations€after€that€dateÌmay€be€subject€to€higher€rates.ÌÌThe€Best€Western€can€be€reached€by€phone€at€717.491.2400€and€by€fax€atÌ717.491.2422.€Use€"NCITS"€or€"NCITS/T2"€to€identify€the€group.ÌÌAIRPORTSÌÌThe€nearest€commercial€airport€to€the€meeting€site€is€Stewart€InternationalÌAirport€at€Newburgh,€NY€(SWF),€about€a€40„minute€drive€away.€The€mostÌconvenient€major€airport,€having€many€direct€flights€from€the€West€Coast,Ìis€Newark€International€(EWR),€an€hour€and€a€half€drive€from€Hunt'sÌLanding.€An€alternate€is€the€Wilkes„Barre/Scranton€airport€(AVP),€a€littleÌover€an€hour€away.€New€York's€Kennedy€and€LaGuardia€airports€are€fartherÌaway,€but€provide€additional€options,€as€does€Philadelphia's€airport,Ìfarther€away€still.ÌÌDRIVING€DIRECTIONSÌÌTo€drive€from€the€Newburgh€airport€(SWF)€to€the€Best€Western€„Ì„€follow€signs€to€I„84€westbound;Ì„€follow€I„84€to€the€first€Pennsylvania€exit€(#11€at€Matamoras)€and€turnÌleft€at€the€traffic€light€at€the€end€of€the€ramp;Ì„€go€to€the€second€traffic€light€(past€the€underpass)€and€turn€left;Ì„€follow€the€sign€to€hotel€parking.ÌÌFrom€Newark€airport€(EWR)€„Ì„€take€the€NJ€Turnpike€(I„95)€north€to€exit€15W,€The€Oranges€(caution€„€NJÌis€one€of€the€few€states€which€has€decided€to€retain€the€55€mph€speed€limit);Ì„€follow€I„280€westbound€to€I„80€westbound;Ì„€follow€I„80€westbound€to€exit€#34,€NJ„15€north€to€Sparta;Ì„€follow€NJ„15€north€to€Route€206€north;Ì„€follow€Route€206€north,€over€the€toll€bridge€(.50)€into€Pennsylvania,€andÌturn€right€at€the€traffic€light€in€Milford,€onto€Routes€6€east/209€northÌ(note€the€25€mph€speed€limit€has€occasionally€been€used€to€set€up€speed€traps);Ì„€continue€about€7€miles€on€Routes€6E/209N€and€turn€right€to€the€Best€Western.ÌÌÌALTERNATIVE€TRANSPORTATIONÌÌFor€those€traveling€by€air€but€not€wishing€to€rent€a€car,€taxi€service€fromÌthe€Newburgh€airport€to€the€Best€Western€is€available€for€$60€(call€MilfordÌTaxi,€717.296.8294,€or€Orange€Express€Taxi,€914.561.5000),€and€from€theÌNewark€airport€for€$95€(call€Milford€Taxi,€717.296.8294).ÌÌFor€those€preferring€not€to€fly€or€drive,€the€Short€Line€bus€companyÌprovides€four€runs€a€day€(on€weekdays)€from€the€Port€Authority€Bus€TerminalÌin€New€York€City€to€the€Best€Western€„€Hunt's€Landing.€The€trip€takes€aÌlittle€over€three€hours;€call€800.631.8405€for€scheduling€and€fareÌinformation.€The€Port€Authority€terminal€is€a€short€taxi€ride€away€from€theÌtwo€main€NYC€railroad€stations.ÌÌAMENITIES€AND€LOCAL€AREA€ATTRACTIONSÌÌThe€Best€Western€provides€the€usual€large€hotel/motel€amenities€(restaurant,Ìbar,€gift€shop,€etc.)€and€the€food€is€generally€good.€The€host€will€provide€aÌlist,€however,€of€alternate€places€to€eat€and€drink€for€those€seeking€variety.ÌÌThe€area€is€historically€interesting,€and€this€year€several€anniversariesÌare€being€celebrated:€the€sesquicentennial€of€the€local€RoeblingÌaqueduct/bridge,€the€centennial€of€the€closing€of€the€Delaware€and€HudsonÌCanal,€and€the€bicentennial€of€a€local€township,€among€others.ÌÌOf€most€interest€to€the€ontology€ad€hoc€group,€however,€is€C.€S.€Peirce's€homeÌ"Arisbe",€only€about€a€mile€from€the€Best€Western,€to€which€the€host€isÌtrying€to€arrange€a€visit.ÌÌThe€local€Pike€County€Historical€Society€has€some€C.€S.€Peirce€material€asÌwell€as€other€interesting€items.ÌÓ3€$€Jÿÿÿd3ÓÑ 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Óà..àà..àXML€tags€for€data€registryÌà..àà..àThesaurus/ontology/taxonomy€stds€(e.g.,€biological€organisms)Ìà..àà..àData€object€registrationÌÌIf€rides€are€needed€to€get€to€the€meeting€from€Washington,€D.C.,€contact€Doug€Mann,€Bruce€Bargmeyer€or€Larry€Fitzwater€(telephone€numbers€are€on€the€L8€website,€see€below).ÌÌ4.€Prep€of€NWI€ÌÌWe€discussed€the€potential€New€Work€Item€for€a€Global€Information€Locator€Service€standard€or€technical€report.€Eliot€Christian€will€prepare€a€draft€New€Work€Item.€We€hope€to€circulate€this€for€discussion€at€the€SC€32€/WG€2€meeting€in€Brisbane,€Australia€(see€below).ÌÌAndy€Schoka€will€send€€Eliot€a€reference€to€the€ISO€template€for€a€New€Work€Item.ÌÌPhong€Ngo€will€send€the€SC32€US€TAG€a€note€about€the€proposed€New€Work€ItemÌÌ5.€SC€32ÌÌBruce€Bargmeyer€reported€on€the€SC€32€planning€meeting€held€at€NIST€in€February.€The€work€most€closely€related€to€the€work€of€L8€will€take€place€in€SC€32€Working€Group€2,€Metadata.€Joe€Christensen€of€Australia€is€serving€as€interim€convener€for€WG€2.ÌÌThe€first€meeting€of€SC€32€and€WG€2€will€be€held€in€Brisbane,€Australia,€during€the€week€of€July€6,€1998.Ì€ÌBruce€Bargmeyer€and€Doug€Mann€will€work€on€email€reflectors€for€SC€32,€WG€2€and€the€US€TAG€to€SC€32.€They€will€try€to€get€the€rest€of€L8€members€on€the€32€TAG€reflector€and€will€try€to€get€X3L8„news€on€an€informal€SC32€reflector,€and€on€a€WG€2€informal€reflector.€ÌÌThe€US€€has€a€strong€interest€in€providing€the€convener€for€WG€2.€This€will€be€the€focal€point€for€much€of€the€US€work.€The€other€convenerships€are€held€by€other€countries,€so€there€is€not€a€problem€of€US€dominance€among€the€SC€32€WG's.ÌÌ5.€Instructional€Management€SystemsÌÌTom€Wason€reported€on€work€related€to€tiered€repository€systems„„hierarchical€or€federated€repositories.€This€work€has€identified€the€need€to€better€tie€taxonomic€information€to€metadata€repositories.€Such€work€may€be€potential€New€Work€Items€for€L8€and€SC€32.ÌÌ6.€Basic€Semantic€Registry€(BSR)€(Renamed€from€Basic€Semantic€Repository)ÌÌISO€TC€154€has€requested€that€the€US€propose€a€person€to€be€on€the€group€reviewing€offers€to€provide€a€platform€for€the€BSR.€A€volunteer€is€needed.€ÌÌISO€TC€154€also€requested€the€USEPA€to€submit€an€offer€for€provision€a€platform€for€the€BSR.ÌÌISO€TC€154€passed€a€resolution€for€creating€a€new€ISO€TC,€combining€TC€154€as€well€as€the€former€JTC€1/SC€14€and€JTC€1/SC€30.€No€interest€in€leaving€the€JTC€1€committee€has€been€found€among€US€participants€in€the€former€SC€14.ÌÌ8.€X3.285€Metamodel€for€the€Management€of€Sharable€DataÌÌThis€is€out€for€public€review.€Comments€are€due€by€April€15,€1998ÌÌ9.€Review€of€11179€work€in€healthcare€and€transportationÌÌDoD€Health€Affairs€is€getting€a€copy€of€the€EPA€data€registry€software€and€will€implement€it€at€the€Brooks€Air€Force€Base€to€support€HCFA,€DHHS,€Health€Affairs.€As€this€work€proceeds,€there€is€likely€to€be€growing€collaboration€between€the€environmental€and€the€healthcare€data€registries.ÌÌIEEE€is€developing€P1489€for€the€Intelligent€Transportation€System.€P1489€extends€11179.€This€is€now€a€draft€that€was€released€for€public€review€last€October.€Some€of€the€comments€have€lead€to€a€separation€of€the€data€element€attribute€definition€part€of€the€standard€from€the€data€registry€work.€It€is€a€challenge€to€bring€these€together€again.€The€chairperson€of€the€IEEE€committee€has€just€resigned,€a€new€volunteer€is€needed.ÌÌÓ(€ 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ÔÓ8.ÜÜ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#8ÓÓ Ôþ ÓÔ€ôôôÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔÔ2ÔÔ3  Ôà..àÔ US ÔÔ€XXXÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔWorld€Wide€Web€Consortium€(W3C)€Resource€Description€Framework€(RDF)€Schema€and€XMLÌÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ8.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#8ÓÔ€ôôôÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔà..àÔ US ÔÔ€XXXÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔÌÔ€ôôôÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔà..àÔ US ÔÔ€XXXÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔFrank€Olken€and€John€McCarthy€reported€on€the€work€they€are€doing€with€the€W3C€RDF€schema€working€group€and€on€the€XML€98€Conference€held€during€March€in€Seattle.€We€discussed€various€aspects€of€data€registry€content€that€we€would€like€to€see€included.€We€are€particularly€interested€in€including€the€capability€to€reference€the€metadata€in€data€registries.€Frank€and€John€are€working€on€a€presentation€that€John€will€give€at€the€Metadata€Registries€conference€to€be€held€in€April.ÌÔ€ôôôÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔà..àÔ US ÔÔ€XXXÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔ€ÌÓ , ÓÓA7Ü°ÜÜ` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ #(#AÓÓ Ôþ ÓÔ€ôôôÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔÔ2ÔÔ3  Ôà..àÔ US ÔÔ€XXXÔÔS€ô\  `&Times New RomanSÔFuture€meeting€scheduleÌÓ  ÓÓ  ÓÓ>4°°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ #(#>ÓÌÌMarch€2„6,€1998€at€NIST€„€Meet€with€BSR€production€teamÌApril€15„17,€1998€at€Bureau€of€Labor€Statistics€Conference€Center€„€Metadata€WorkshopÌMay€13„15,€1998€at€Hunt's€Landing€Pennsylvania€„€Joint€L8€„€T2€meeting.ÌJune€10„12,€1998€at€NIST€North€Room€501€„€L8€SIG€and€PlenaryÌJuly€6„11,€1998€SC€32€and€SC€32/WG€2€at€Brisbane,€AustraliaÌÌDirections€to€NIST€North:€NIST€North€is€Building€820.€The€address€of€this€building€is€820€West€Diamond€Avenue.€Note€that€the€building€is€located€across€the€street€from€the€main€campus€of€NIST.€Instead€of€turning€onto€Bureau€Drive€toward€the€main€Gate€of€NIST,€turn€the€opposite€direction€(North)€onto€Bureau€Drive€and€take€the€second€possible€right€turn€to€get€to€the€NIST€North€building,€The€building€has€the€name€"NIST"€on€it€in€large€letters.€(From€Interstate€270,€driving€North,€take€Exit€10,€which€loops€under€the€freeway,€and€then€turn€RIGHT€at€the€first€stop€light„„this€is€the€intersection€of€West€Diamond€Avenue€and€Bureau€drive.)ÌÌ„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„„ÌX3L8€documents,€including€this€meeting€report,€are€available€via€Anonymous€FTP€from€sdct„sunsrv1.ncsl.nist.gov.€Change€directory€to€X3L8€(X3L8€in€lowercase€letters)€and€check€the€"readme"€file€for€details.€Many€of€the€documents€are€also€listed€on€the€X3L8€Home€Page.€The€URL€is€http://www.lbl.gov/~olken/X3L8".€If€you€have€questions€or€comments€on€this€document€send€email€to€bargmeyer.bruce@epamail.epa.gov.ÌÓ-€€ -ÓÓ8.°°` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#8Ó